MECL has been conferred with ‘MOU Excellence Award’ for the “Best Turn Around Central Public Sector Enterprise”. This award has been instituted by Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Government of India.

The Institute of Economic Studies (IES) New Delhi has conferred the “Udyog Rattan Award” on CMD, MECL and the “Excellence Award” to MECL during a seminar on Economic Studies held at New Delhi.